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E Books

I finished my first ebook. I absolutely loved the story, in fact I will be posting the review of this fantastic book on Wednesday.  For today, though, I want to open a discussion about ebooks. At first, I thought holding my mini iPad as I engaged in the exciting story was fun. It is smaller than a book, I can increase the font to match my tired read-before-going-to-bed-eyes, then decrease the font for the morning. I can dim or brighten the light and never lose my place because my iPad keeps track of details like that for me. I could have been hired to be a spokesperson for ebooks . . . until . . . As a rule stories have ups and downs in them but the climax is the big peak. When I hold a paper book in my hand I know the climax is coming, not only from the context clues but also by the balance of the book in my hand. The left side is heavier than the right. I sometimes fumble while fully absorbed in the story and drop the book. I read in anticipation, will the en...